Beach

59 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Beach, from 44 m² to 247,565 m² (24.76 ha, 61.17 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 13 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.

• G3Greenbelt1 (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
  Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork · 68 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 11 Nov 2021Conditional

  Permission for (a) demolition of existing dwelling house and detached domestic garage and for the permission for construction of replacement dwelling in-lieu of same (b) new sewerage waste water treatment system to serve same (c) alterations to existing entrance and access road to property and for all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/777

• 19 Jun 2020Conditional

  (i) Retention of dwelling house, detached domestic garage and garden store and (ii) permission for (a) extension to rear of dwelling, (b) construction of new porch to from of dwelling in lieu of existing porch, (c) fenestration changes to existing dwelling, (d) installation of new wastewater treatment system in lieu of existing septic tank system and (e) all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 20/311

• 19 Dec 2017Conditional

  Retention of dwellinghouse and detached domestic garage

  Retention · Cork County Council, 17/799

• 19 Jun 2014Conditional

  Construction of extension to dwelling

  Permission · Cork County Council, 14/373

• 10 Jan 2014Conditional

  Permission sought for de-commissioning of existing septic tank and soakaway, installation of new waste water treatment system and for all associated site works for dwelling house

  Permission · Cork County Council, 14/20

• 30 Mar 2011Unconditional

  Dwelling house

  Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 11/185

• 31 Oct 2008Conditional

  Raising level of poor land to improve agricultural land by placing on site of surplus construction materials i.e inert soil/rock, topsoil and dredging spoil

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/1969

• 22 Aug 2008Incompleted application

  raising the level of poor agricultural land to improve agricultural land by placing on site of surplus construction materials i.e inert soil/rock and topsoil on lands at Gurteen, Bantry, Co. Cork

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/1554

• 29 Jul 2008Incompleted application

  Raising levels of poor agricultural land by placing on site of surplus constuction materials i.e inert soil/rock and topsoil

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/1411

• 26 Mar 2007Conditional

  (a) Installation of concrete slats over existing open slurry tank and construction of easy feed cattle house over same ancillary to existing cattle house, (b) Construction new calf house adjacent to existing milking parlour, (c) construction of loose house and (d) all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/832

• 21 Aug 2006Conditional

  Erection of a dwelling house

  Permission · Cork County Council, 06/1658

• 15 Aug 2006Conditional

  Change of plan of dwelling as permitted under 04/7450 to include the following: change of use of attic space for habitable use, installation of 2no. dormer windows and 5no. roof lights; Construction of sunroom extension

  Permission · Cork County Council, 06/1614

• 24 Jul 2006Incompleted application

  Dwellinghouse

  Permission · Cork County Council, 06/1437

• 18 Apr 2006Conditional

  Retention of change of use of detached domestic workshop to habitable use ancillary to main dwelling; modifications to existing dwelling consisting of (i) change to flat roof of kitchen to slated roof (ii) change of use of attached garage to habitable use (iii) modifications to elevations of garage; construction of extension to dwelling

  Permission · Cork County Council, 06/663

• 27 Jun 2005Conditional

  Attic conversion, installation of 2 no. dormer windows, 1 no. rooflight, gable windows and extension to dwelling

  Permission · Cork County Council, 05/4503

• 23 May 2005Withdrawn

  Dwellinghouse

  Permission · Cork County Council, 05/3510

• 23 May 2005Refused

  Dwellinghouse

  Permission · Cork County Council, 05/3504

• 23 Dec 2004Conditional

  Dwellinghouse

  Permission · Cork County Council, 04/9709

• 13 Dec 2004Refused

  Dwelling and mini-treatment system

  Permission · Cork County Council, 04/9119

• 1 Oct 2004Conditional

  Dwelling and mini-treatment plant

  Permission · Cork County Council, 04/7450

• 30 Jun 2004Conditional

  Dwellinghouse, detached domestic garage and treatment unit

  Permission · Cork County Council, 04/4838

• 2 Apr 2004Conditional

  Extension to dwellinghouse

  Permission · Cork County Council, 04/2205

• 27 Feb 2004Withdrawn

  Dwelling and mini treatment plant

  Permission · Cork County Council, 04/1257

• 30 Jan 2004Withdrawn

  Dwellinghouse and domestic garage

  Permission · Cork County Council, 04/500

• 26 Jan 2004Refused

  Dwelling (Change of house type and layout)

  Permission · Cork County Council, 04/332

The 25 most recent of 30 applications.

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Beach.

Recorded monuments

• CO118-017 Standing stone
  Description

  In pasture on N-facing slope overlooking Whiddy Island and Bantry Bay. Rectangular stone aligned ENE-WSW (H 1.35m; 0.90m x 0.17m). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO118-018 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on coast line overlooking Bantry Bay to N. D-Shaped area, enclosed by arc of earthen bank (H 1m) with external fosse (D 1.75m) projecting 12m from eroding edge (23m NE-SW) of shore. Enclosure probably originally circular. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO118-019 Designed landscape feature
  Description

  The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.

• CO118-020 Ritual site - holy well
  Description

  Covered by stone-built dome, lined internally with coursed, water-rolled stones. Stone built altar to SE of well; visited on August 15th each year (Roberts 1988). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009 Images provided by and copyright of Amanda Clarke 2016-2022 https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/ -04 The original sketch forms part of the Bantry House Archives; this copy from Old World Colony by David Dickinson (2005).

• CO118-020001 Mass-rock
  Description

  This was reported by archaeologist Tony Miller in Feb. 2012. He described it as 'a man made altar set against a vertical, north facing rock face. It comprises a two-tier altar supported by dry stone walling. It is adorned by many statues and votive offerings. The Holy Well (CO118-020----) is only c. 3 meters from its western end. ' Images provided by and copyright of Amanda Clarke 2016-2022 https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/

• CO118-020002 Bullaun stone
  Description

  This was reported by archaeologist Tony Miller in Feb. 2012. He noted that 'on a recent visit to the Mass Rock and Holy Well (CO118-020--) at Beach, Bantry, I noticed a small bullaun stone standing on the west side of the altar. It is an integral part of the shrine and has a few religious objects placed within the bowl. It is a small, sub-rectangular block of sandstone (0.33m L by 0.25m W and 0.15m T). The bowl is in one of the smaller sides and measures 0.13m X 0.1m X 0.08m in depth.'

Architectural heritage

• Farm house, 1870–1890 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey house, built c.1880, with attached flanking outbuildings and lean-to extensions (east and west). Pitched artificial slate with rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Roughcast rendered walls. Square-headed openings with two-over-two timber sliding sash windows and stone sills. Square-headed door opening with timber battened door. Enclosed by rendered walls and piers south with cast-iron railings. Flanking outbuildings comprising pitched roofed blocks with single-pitched end blocks set at right angles. Pitched corrugated-iron roofs, limewashed rubble stone walls and timber battened doors to openings. Additional outbuilding to south, set facing house on opposite side of road, comprising three-bay single-storey building having rubble stone walls and flight of external steps to gable.

• Ardeevin, house, 1850–1870 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey Victorian house, built c.1860, with gabled central bay flanked by bay windows, and having later additions to rear (north), c. 1890, and recent lean-to and conservatory extensions to west. Pitched slate roofs with rendered chimneystacks, ceramic pots, carved timber bargeboards, drop finials and replacement metal and uPVC rainwater goods. Painted rendered walls with quoins and plinth. Replacement timber windows to bay windows. Square-headed openings with replacement uPVC windows, moulded render surrounds and concrete sills. Label moulding to central first floor opening. Square-headed door opening with glazed timber panelled door and overlight having moulded render surround, approached by limestone steps.

Designated sites: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Recorded monuments: Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service. Buildings: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Works at or in relation to a recorded monument need two months' written notice to the National Monuments Service (National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994, section 12).

Radon

About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility moderately high, moderately low, moderately low (inferred), low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Beach.

Flooding

The flood maps of the Office of Public Works: floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency; Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland; both CC BY 4.0. LiDAR: contains Irish Public Sector Data (Geological Survey Ireland & the Office of Public Works) licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence.

No address of the register names Beach with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.

Name

Beach · An Trá

Area

1,297,642 m² (129.76 ha, 320.65 acres)

Civil parish

Kilmocomoge, and its townlands

Barony

Bantry

Electoral division

Bantry Rural, the unit of the census

Neighbouring townlands

Abbey, Cappanaloha East, Cappanaloha West, Dromclogh, Gurteen, Seafield, Shanvallybeg

Placenames

Beach on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland

Townlands, civil parishes, baronies and electoral divisions, National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics by electoral division, Central Statistics Office, CC BY 4.0. A townland is the smallest land division of Ireland, and the unit of a rural address; old registers such as the 1901 and 1911 censuses file it under its civil parish and barony.